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Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics · ANU College of Science and Medicine
The research project forms a major component (50-75%) of the assessment in the A&A honours program. Students will have a choice of a wide variety of projects offered by academic staff at the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics every year. The remaining 25-50% will be in the form of coursework.
Honours thesis
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Oral presentation
Learning outcomes 3, 5
50-75% of the time in the honours year. The expected workload will consist of approximately 130 hours per 6 units of enrolment throughout the semester including: - Face-to face component which may consist of weekly meetings with the project supervisor. - Field trip requirements (in a small number of cases) - Extensive self-study which includes preparation of a literature review and mid-term report. Work Integrated Learning Projects Students may engage with WIL partners (internal/external) as a component of the course
Prescribed texts depend on the chosen research project. Preliminary Reading Reading list depends on the chosen research project.